Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM3.31m | 1:32AM3.57m | 2:15PM3.40m | 2:15AM3.72m | 2:57PM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.06m | 7:20PM0.44m | 7:50AM-0.15m | 8:03PM0.35m | 8:33AM-0.24m | 8:43PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | SE 5 | N 4 |
22 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 91 | 5 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | SE 5 |
29 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 5 | SSE 5 | — | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — |
29 | 91 | 140 | 186 | 180 | 145 | 110 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 63 | 102 | 157 | 157 | 162 | 157 | 39 | 39 | 157 | 39 | 155 | 157 | 23 | 155 | 155 | 161 | 161 | 455 | 333 | 1034 | 678 | 674 |
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